Franklin Graham Issues Urgent Worldwide Call to Prayer
Evangelist Franklin Graham issued an urgent worldwide call to prayer after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to cancel his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Empowered21 Global Council Meets in Johannesburg
Members of the Empowered21 Global Council began two days of meetings to hear reports of progress and updates from the fourteen E21 regional cabinets located on six continents and to plot the strategy for the future of the movement.
US to Dedicate Jerusalem Embassy Today, Israel’s 70th Anniversary
The United States will dedicate its Jerusalem embassy on Monday.
“I think we’re all very happy and excited to be participating in such a historic event,” says Ambassador David Friedman.
Ecumenical Delegation Visits North Korea
A six-person international ecumenical delegation, comprised of representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and led by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and WCRC general secretary Rev. Dr Chris Ferguson, visited Pyongyang on 3-7 May, at the invitation of the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Nine Seminary Students Dead After Flooding in Israel
At least nine teenage seminary students died after they were swept away by a flash flood in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on Thursday, an ambulance service said.
‘We Never Fear Bombs or Death’: Church in Egypt Grows Despite Jihadist Threats
It was a year ago this week that twin suicide bombings struck two churches in Egypt, killing 45 people.
Biblica Looks to Resume Meeting ‘Bible Hunger’ Need in Cuba Soon
Biblica (www.biblica.com), the International Bible Society, is looking forward to more opportunities to make desperately needed Bibles available in Cuba, despite a setback.
Christ for all Nations Returns to Site of Toronto Blessing for Great End-Time Harvest
The upcoming Christ for all Nations (CfaN) conference in April 2018, Light The Fire Again (LTFA) in Toronto, Canada will feature the leaders from some of the most powerful revival movements around the world.
Korean Church Leaders Welcome News of US-North Korea Summit
On 9 March the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) commented on the news that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), while agreeing to cease missile tests, has requested a summit meeting with the United States, and that President Trump has agreed to a meeting with the DPRK by May.
Israeli Prime Minister Condemns New Polish Law
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently condemned new legislation in Poland which bars any mention of crimes by the “Polish nation” during the Holocaust, calling on Israel’s ambassador in Warsaw to meet with the Polish prime minister on the contentious bill.
